And another rideshare company comes to New York: Lyft starts pickups in Brooklyn and Queens Friday, without approval from the Taxi and Limousine Commission. (Capital NY)

Family members say the woman who abandoned her baby on a subway platform "really needs help." The woman was "twice arrested for prostitution, battled mental health woes and cowered beneath a bed as her baby’s father was murdered in their home, according to relatives." (NY Daily News)

Eighty people were injured when two trains crashed near Durban, South Africa. (SBS)

Major changes are coming to India's rail network, including safety upgrades, improved cleanliness, better food, and online booking. But "a lot of these are announced by every rail minister but we hardly see any of these measures implemented." (Quartz)

The commissioner of the California Highway Patrol is "shocked and concerned" about the now-viral video of an officer punching a woman on the side of the 10 freeway. (KPCC)

Citi Bike is launching a bike valet service at one lower Manhattan location, "so anyone heading to the East Village on a weeknight can be rest assured [sic] that they won’t have to search for a docking point at the end of their trip." The rest of the time, in the rest of the city, you're on your own. (Citi Bike Blog)

When an Italian official tweeted about her "magnificent" morning train ride, a man who uses a wheelchair replied with the hashtag #VorreiPrendereilTreno - "I Would Like to Take the Train". And hundreds of people, both with and without disabilities, chimed in. "A world where we can land on the moon, but you're not able to take a train? We are fighting with you," one said. (BBC)

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